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President Volodymyr Zelensky

In emotional appeal to US Jewish leaders, Zelensky calls Russian invasion ‘pure Nazism’

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By Ron Kampeas and Asaf Shalev In an emotional call with American Jewish leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky characterized the Russian invasion of his country...
Birthright Israel participants

Birthright Israel to lower its age limit back to 26

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By Andrew Lapin Five years after raising the age limit for Israel tour participants, Birthright Israel is reverting to a policy of funding free trips...

Speaker discusses war’s impact on Ukraine’s Jewish community

For the country’s Jewish community, Ukraine — the site of World War II’s infamous Babyn Yar massacre — has become a more tolerant place...
Frances Kramer in costume for Columbia Jewish Congregation's Cinderesther performance

Synagogues spiel the beans on choosing their Purim themes

Every year, come Purim time, synagogues go out of their way to outdo one another’s spiels and Megillah readings, crafting the themes of their...
Jewish Ukrainian immigrants arrive in Israel

Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees have landed in Israel, and thousands more could follow

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By Shira Hanau Around 300 Ukrainian Jewish refugees landed in Israel Sunday, among them some 90 orphans between the ages of two and 12, in...

The time is now to document family history

By Bob Roth The gold charm, fashioned in the likeness of a book, had my mother’s initials engraved on it and the date: 10/21/57. Polishing...
President Joe Biden and Ketanji Brown Jackson

A Jewish debate coach taught Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

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By Shira Hanau Among the students who benefited from Fran Berger’s coaching on the Miami Palmetto Senior High School debate team are dozens of lawyers,...
Google Maps screenshot of The Van Gough Cafe.

Downtown Baltimore loses its last kosher cafe

Downtown Baltimore is losing its final kosher eatery. Van Gough Cafe, a kosher cafe near the Fells Point area, will close its doors for the...
Barry Wendell

Liberal Baltimore native runs for Congress in deep-red West Virginia

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By Lee Chottiner Barry Wendell hardly fits the mold for a West Virginia politician. Not only is he a liberal Jew from Baltimore in a...
Vladimir Besser

Ukrainian Jews in Baltimore mourn attack on their homeland, loved ones

On Monday, Vladimir Besser flew from Baltimore to Poland with plans to cross the border to Ukraine and get his family to safety. Besser is...